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The Taleban condemned Prince Harry yesterday for being naive after he likened
his role in the Afghan conflict to a computer game.

As the Prince returned home after a five-month tour of duty as an Apache
helicopter pilot, a Taleban spokesman urged him to think about the British
lives lost in the prolonged conflict.

The Prince, known as Captain Wales in the Army, said that he had killed
Taleban insurgents in his role as a co-pilot gunner, responsible for the
aircraft’s armoury of Hellfire missiles, rockets and 30mm guns.

In an interview published yesterday he said: “Take a life to

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War is not a computer game, Taleban tell Prince

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Harry at a mission briefing

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Harry at a mission briefing

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The Prince wears a scull cap beneath his helmet

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Early morning flight checks

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Prince Harry on domestic duties at Camp Bastion

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Prince Harry has flown scores of missions with his fingers on the triggers of rockets, missiles and a 30mm cannon

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In the cockpit at Camp Bastion

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The Prince races to his Apache helicopter with fellow pilots

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Harry wears a monocle gun sight in his Apache

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He inspects his Apache before lift-off on a night mission

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Harry makes an early morning pre-flight check

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He admitted that he took enemy fighters “out of the game"

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Captain Wales flew scores of missions over Helmand province

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Asked if he had killed enemy fighters the Prince said: 'Yeah, so lots of people have'

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The Prince undertakes a pre-flight check of the helicopter's guns

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In the helicopter's cockpit

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"Take a life to save a life. That’s what we revolve around, I suppose," he said